predate

A verb used to indicate that something existed or occurred before something else in time.

ruГлагол, используемый для указания на то, что что-то существовало или произошло раньше чего-то другого во времени.esVerbo que indica que algo existió o sucedió antes que otra cosa en el tiempo; anteceder o ser anterior a algo.frVerbe utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose a existé ou s'est produit avant quelque chose d'autre dans le temps.deVerb, das angibt, dass etwas früher als etwas anderes existierte oder geschah; auch: etwas zeitlich vorausgehen.ptVerbo usado para indicar que algo existiu ou aconteceu antes de outra coisa no tempo. Também pode significar anteceder ou vir antes em ordem, ou ainda, no sentido de predador, caçar ou comer outro animal.zh动词，表示某事物在时间上早于另一事物存在或发生。也指（动物）捕食。arفعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى أن شيئًا ما وُجد أو حدث قبل شيء آخر في الزمن. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى سبق في التاريخ أو تقدّم عليه زمنيًا.

1. To exist earlier than B2 formal

   To occur or exist before something else in time.

   • The ancient ruins predate the Roman Empire by several centuries.
   • This custom predates written history.
   • The fossils predate the earliest known human settlements.

   ruПредшествоватьesExistir antes quefrprédaterdeFrüher existierenptPrecederzh早于arسَبَقَ

   Synonyms: antecedeantedatecome beforeprecede

   Antonyms: followpostdatesucceed

2. To come before in order B2 formal

   To precede something in a sequence or arrangement.

   • The introduction predates the main argument in the essay.
   • The first chapter predates the detailed analysis.
   • The initial draft predates the final version by a month.

   ruПредшествоватьesprecederfrprécéder (dans l'ordre)deVorausgehenptPrecederzh先于arسبق

   Synonyms: antecedeantedatecome beforeforegoprecede

   Antonyms: followpostdatesucceed

3. To prey on or hunt B2 formal scientific

   To hunt, kill, or feed on other animals.

   • Lions predate on zebras and other herbivores.
   • Some birds predate on insects and small rodents.
   • The predator predates on weaker members of the herd.

   ruОхотитьсяesDepredarfrse nourrir en chassantdeJagenptPredarzh捕食arالافتراس

   Synonyms: catcheatfeed onhuntkill

4. To assign an earlier date C1 formal scientific

   To establish or claim that something existed or occurred earlier than previously thought.

   • The archaeologist predated the artifact by carbon dating.
   • New evidence predates the manuscript to the 12th century.
   • The researcher predated the discovery to a much earlier period.

   ruДатировать более ранним временемesantedatarfrantidaterdeFrüher datierenptDatar como anteriorzh定年早于实际arتأريخ بوقت أسبق

   Synonyms: antedatebackdate

   Antonyms: postdate

• predated past participle
• predated past simple
• predating present participle
• predates third person singular